Would Jesus Make the List?

I wonder if Jesus would have made the list-- The Top 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America? This is not to take away from any of the accomplishments of those on the list, but I wonder if Jesus would have made the list. I watched the Larry King interview on Tuesday and what I heard from some of the evangelicals wasn’t good news. (Brian did a great job, IMO. Thank you.)

Something tells me that if Jesus were bopping around here today that he wouldn’t make the list, however, had he made the list I imagine based on what I read in the gospels that he would have pissed-off some very influential Evangelicals in this country. You know some would be envious of his influence, (It got him killed the first time) and some would just consider his good news heresy. Why doesn’t the good news that Jesus proclaimed sound like the message that many of these evangelicals proclaim? Which one is the good news? When I sense one salivating when they speak of "hell" I question their good news.

I imagine if Jesus had made the list and been invited by Larry King to appear on the show, some of those who spoke would have refused to appear with the Jewish guy with dirty toe-nails, bad breath and a radical theology. I suspect some would claim that his message of love (although nice) would lead him and others straight to hell, where some sure seem to salivate by the thought.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Jesus was considered a negative influence by many of the most influential Evangelicals in America.